英語口語情景詞匯學(xué)習(xí) 大眾話題 Unit 76: 音樂和舞蹈

　　Situational Words and Phrases 情景詞匯

　　1.ball n. 舞會

　　A: Hi, girls. Wow, don't you look sharp? You two will be the belles of the ball.

　　甲:你們好，孩子們。哇，你們看上去太漂亮了!你們倆會成為舞會上最引人注目的靚女的。

　　B: Thank you #ar saying so, Dad.

　　乙:謝謝您這樣講，爸爸。

　　2.band n. 樂隊

　　A: That hand is playing good music. Shall we dance?

　　甲:樂隊演奏的曲子很美，我們跳支舞好瑪?

　　B: Fine. What do you call this, a slow dance?

　　乙:很好。這支曲子叫什么?是慢步舞嗎?

　　3.composer n. 作曲家

　　A: Who would you name as the greatest composer of that time?

　　甲:你認(rèn)為那時誰是最偉大的作曲家?

　　B: Well of course Beethoven.

　　乙:當(dāng)然是貝多芬了。

　　4.dance hall 舞廳

　　A: Let's，to the dance hall.

　　甲:我們到舞廳去吧。

　　B: I am Sorry，I can't dance.

　　乙:對不起，我不會跳舞。.

　　5.dancer n. 跳舞的人，舞蹈演員

　　A: He must be some dancer.

　　甲:他一定是舞蹈能手。

　　B: He's great. Honestly we rap well together. He's my kind of guy.

　　乙:他跳得真棒。老實說，我們很合得來。我就喜歡這種男人。

　　6.dancing partner 舞伴

　　A: Steal! we，dancing tonight?

　　甲:今晚去跳舞怎么樣?

　　B: I'd love to, but I'm afraid I can't find dancing partners in the ballroom.

　　乙:我倒很愿意去，可我害怕在舞廳里找不到舞伴。

　　7.foxtrot 狐步舞

　　A: Haw alert another foxtrot?

　　甲:再跳一支狐步舞怎么樣?

　　B: No, thanks. I'm. I'm really tired.

　　乙:不了，謝謝。我真的很累了。

　　8.gracefulness n. (舞姿的)優(yōu)美

　　A: You weren't supposed to be watching with a hard eye.

　　甲:你不應(yīng)該盯著人家看。

　　B: You know how it is. Some things one just doesn't miss. Anyway, I was admiring your gracefulness at the time.

　　乙:你知道是怎么回事兒。有些東西是不應(yīng)該錯過的。不管怎么說，那時我很欣賞你優(yōu)美的舞姿。

　　9.introduce v. 介紹.邀請

　　A: I'm Louis. May I introduce you to this new dance?

　　甲:我叫路易斯。我可以請您跳支舞嗎?

　　B: Great! I'd love it!

　　乙:非常高興和您跳舞。

　　10.jazz n. 爵士樂

　　A: What's your favorite kind of music? Do you like jazz?

　　甲:你最愛聽哪種音樂?你喜歡爵士樂嗎?

　　B: No, I don't like jazz. I like chamber music.

　　乙:不喜歡。我喜歡室內(nèi)音樂。

　　11.nightclub 夜總會

　　A: By the way，do you know which band is playing at the dance tonight?

　　甲:對了，你知道今晚在舞會上演奏的是哪個樂團嗎?

　　B: Yeah, some band called the Typhoons. I've heard that they are very good, and play in some of the best nightclubs in town.

　　乙:是的，一個叫做“臺風(fēng)”的樂隊。我聽說他們是很出色的，在鎮(zhèn)里最好的幾家夜總會演奏呢?

　　12.melody n. 舞曲，樂曲

　　A: The band has changed to a fast beat melody.

　　甲:樂隊改奏快步舞曲了。

　　B: Whit is that tempo called?

　　乙:這個節(jié)奏叫什么?

　　13.modern dance 現(xiàn)代舞

　　A: Are you familiar with all those other dances like the mashed potato, monkey, horse, fish and soul?

　　甲:其他還有什么土豆泥舞、猴舞、馬舞、魚舞、靈魂舞，你都熟悉嗎?

　　B: I haven，t heard of them before. The only modern dance I'm familiar with is the twist.

　　乙:我以前都沒聽說過。關(guān)于現(xiàn)代舞我只知道搖擺舞。

　　14.rack bind 搖滾樂隊

　　A: The orchestra has finished for now. The rock band will be playing for a half-hour. Now it's a good time to take's rest.

　　甲:管弦樂隊已經(jīng)演奏完了。搖滾樂隊要演奏半小時。現(xiàn)在我們?nèi)バ菹⒁幌掳伞?/p>

　　B: Sounds great. I am a little tired.

　　乙:好主意。我有點累了。

　　15.rock music 搖滾音樂

　　A: Do you like rock music?

　　甲:你喜歡搖滾音樂嗎?

　　B: No. I can't stand rack music because it's so loud.

　　乙:不喜歡。我受不了搖滾音樂，因為太響了。

　　16.solo n. 獨唱.獨奏

　　A: How did you like the solo?

　　甲:你喜歡那個獨唱嗎?

　　B: I enjoyed every minute of it.

　　乙:我從頭到尾都很喜歡它。

　　17.sort of... 有點……

　　A: I sure hope that girl agrees to go to the dance with you tonight.

　　甲:我真希望那個女孩子答應(yīng)今晚和你一起去跳舞。

　　B: Yeah, I'm sort of nervous about it myself. The girl is very beautiful and I don't really even know her.

　　乙:是呀，我對此也有點緊張，那個女孩好漂亮，我跟她又不怎么熟。

　　18.tango n. 探戈舞

　　A: I think nothing is more romantic than a tango.

　　甲:我認(rèn)為沒有什么比探戈更羅曼蒂克了。

　　B: But I prefer rumba to tango among the modern dances.

　　乙:可在現(xiàn)代舞中我更喜歡倫巴舞而不是探戈舞。

　　19.waltz n. 華爾茲舞

　　A: You dance the Waltz very well.

　　甲:你的華爾茲舞跳得很好。

　　B: Thanks. I've learnt it for years.

　　乙:謝謝你的夸獎。我已學(xué)華爾茲幾年了。